The Arizona sentinel., 1887-03-12
xuna, Arizona,

FoC0FccIy Oa9 PasStS tiif' oO'"' --0 find in Yuma parties looking for land. 1Iany of these parties are possessed of large means and are but the forerun- uers of yet others who are waiting to laarn of the situation here There is no use to deny the fact that, notwith- standing the hard reputation nnjustly given to this portion of the Territory in the past, Yuma county lands are on a general boom. All who visit this section are satisfied that it has an i'm mediate prosperous future awaiting it. Yuma is the center of an immense area of wonderfully rich soil. We have recently taken view of some of the contiguous territory of productive lands, irrigable from the Colorado and the G la, and are satisfied that accor- ding to the manner of reckoning on such matters in Southern California, there are sufficient lands immediately tributary to this city to give hand some support to 75,OOo people, The time is not farTTdistant when this de claration will be abundantly substan tiated.
 The settlement of these lands in the near future is a foregone conclusion. The advance guard is slowly marching upon us, but surely. Ere long the main body will stack arms on the fer tile fields of the Colorado and the Gila. The effect of this upon the business standing of Yuma can we'll be caleu- l. tel. Situated as Yuma is, upon the banks of noble river, navigable at all seasons of the year, for over three hundredmiles, at the junction with 1t of another river, the Gila with the Colorado, the former unnavigable, but afording an abundance of water for irrigating its fertile valleys,-so favor ably situated, this city is destined erc long to be great center of trade, pop thousand wealthy, a world-renowned health resort, and the seat of the greatest sanitariums .on the continent We are not presenting an over-drawn picture nor are we indulging in any strained flight of the imagination The conditions are all here that will Ter force accomplish all the things WE have mentioned.
 The alluvial lands of the Gill and ( C5I0rado, to which we have referred, thousands Of acres of which Yuma county can boast, produce marvelously, and among the products which in a few years will seek the markets of the world, we may mention cotton, tobacco, sugar cane. hemp, which now grows wild, flax, corn, wheat, barley, and citrus and deciduous fruits, besides other staple products. The growth of these things has been tested; there fore we make no mere surmise as to their successful cultivation here.
 
 But it is said that this is warm climate. Exactly; such a climate as is needed for themost successful growth of the products mentioned. This is a warm climate, such as the orange, the lemon and lime, the cane, the cotton, and tobacco, and corn, and long line of the most useful vegetable produc- tions, delight in and in which they reach their highest state of perfection. Nine months of the year the weather is delightfully."- pleasant, such as famed Italia cannot boast, such as even sun ny Spain does not experience. For three months the weather Is warm, bringing to perfection the fruits and products that revel in the genial sun shine. Industry is soon to dot this broad land with beautiful homes, and trade and enterprise will ere long build here busy, populous and prosperous city.